Antone Andrade, 78, of Lawai, Kauai, a county surveyor, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lawai. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Dennis, daughter Yvonne, brothers Manuel and Alfred, sisters Beatrice Costa and Margaret Medeiros, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.Edward H. Araujo Sr., 74, of Hilo, a retired Realtor and a real estate appraiser, died Dec. 6 in Hilo Medical Center. He also was a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Vivian A.; son Eddie Jr.; daughters Kauilani Robinson, Luana Martin and Napua DeLima; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Dominador Tuliao "Doming" Ayap Sr., 90, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for the former Olaa Sugar Plantation, died Dec. 5 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Avelina, sons Dominador T. Jr. and Luzciano and sister Irene Bautista. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel No. 1. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Puna Congregational Christian Church in Keaau. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Anthony "Tony" Bessara III, 64, of Kapolei, a federal firefighter/reserve police officer, died Friday. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Molly; sons Anthony IV, Peter and Robert; daughters Julie Ariola and Melissa Bessara; sister Gertrude Keller; and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Cecelia F. Skinner Costa, 74, of Hilo, died Dec. 4 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Annienell B. McNicoll and Cecelia A. Deen, brothers Clarence Costa and Abraham Costa, sister Irene Gomes, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Howard Frederick "Kunia" Criss Jr., 76, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army sergeant major who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, died Dec. 2 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Joy; sons Howard F.L., Keith W. and Steven W.; daughter Lynn P. Criss-Fujita; brother Leroy Larinaga; sisters Eva Atienza and Betty Greseth; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools Bernice Pauahi Bishop Chapel. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Patricia Dolores Cummings, 74, of Hawaiian Shores, Hawaii, a retired respiratory therapist for various hospitals, died Monday at home. She was born in Hinsdale, Ill. She is survived by husband Matthew, son James, daughters Johanna Solms and Karen Holguin, sister Marjorie Seabrook, brother Grant Solms, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Herbert William Fune Sr., 66, of Kalaheo, Kauai, an Olu Pua Gardens groundskeeper and maintenance man, died Friday at home. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Rosita Benito; sons Herbert William Jr., Curtney Andrew Sr., Ryan Manuel, Bradley Patrick and Kevin Fredrick; daughter Desiree A. Yadao; mother Anne F.; brothers James and Richard; sister Cathline Broyles; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jacoba V. Garvida, 90, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Thursday in Hale Hoola Hamakua. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Mateo; sons Ambrocio, Jose and Elpidio Mamuad; daughters Ernesta Batacan, Rosita Menor and Daniella Ganir; sister Valentina Daoang; 30 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Samuel Leialoha George, 70, of Kahana Valley, a farmer, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace; sons Aaron, Wyatt, Bryn, Keith, Allen, Uale and Bruce; daughters Esther and Grace "Mati"; brothers Allen "Buddy" Fo and Henry "Chubby," Talbot and Nolan George and Teddy Imbleau; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kenneth Tadami Hashimoto, 70, of Honolulu, founder of Ken's Grocery and Hana Chicken, died Dec. 5 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katherine; son Kenneth H.; daughters Linda M. Toyama and Diane N. and Iris K. Hashimoto; brothers Thomas K. and James H.; sisters Ruth A. Pacheco and Helen K. Motoyama. Private services.
Kougi Higashi, 70, of Waipahu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard supply clerk, died Dec. 6 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Hideko; daughter Terri; brothers Ernest, Mamoru and Mitsuji; and sisters Marilyn Nakagawa, Marion Kimura and Amy Teves. Private services.
Jane A. Higdon, 82, of Honolulu died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Richmond, Ind. She is survived by husband Bill, sons Billy Jr. and Frank, daughter Alexis, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Pacific Club, 1451 Queen Emma St. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Hawaiian Humane Society.
Margaret Yasuko Hisano, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Reef Hotel waitress, died Nov. 30. She was born in Waikapu. She is survived by son James; primary caregiver and daughter-in-law Sandra Y. Hisano; brothers Hideo, Iwao and Masuharu Oki; sister Amy F. Mishina; and one grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Juan Santos Ignacio, 67, of Ewa Beach, a retired Del Monte Corp. truck driver and irrigation supervisor, died Nov. 28. He was born in Guam. He is survived by sons Al, Robert, Edward, Dean and Steven; daughters Elaine Ignacio, Audrey Becera, Dawn Stewart and Susan and Rosemary Costa; six brothers; three sisters; 28 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Dora Kaululani "Aunty Ulu" Kahaialii, 61, of Lanai City and Lahaina, a Leola's of Hawaii sales clerk, died Friday at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by son Don M. "Kamoi," daughters Doreen "Pita" and Donora "Boot," brother Walter, sister Thelma K., eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lahaina. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Puehuehuiki Cemetery in Lahaina.
Jackie Lee Karlen, 59, of Kihei, Maui, a retail manager, died Friday at home. She was born in Canton, Ohio. She is survived by husband Charles "Chuck"; daughters Randi Karlen, Tracy Stuckey and Terri McIlvain; mother Irene Snyder; brothers Harold and Roy Snyder; sisters Kay Blake, Linda Kerr and Sylvia Handy; six grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Karl Keith Kochenour Jr., 86, of Kailua, a Kaiser Permanente senior health plan representative, died Dec. 9 at home. He was born in Harrisburg, Pa. He is survived by sons Jack and Karl K. III; daughters Dianne Castro, Adriana Sayles and Andrea Shallenberger; brothers Donald and Richard; sister Louise Grandinetti; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Punaluu Beach Park. Casual attire.
Arthur Kazuma Kono, 92, of Waipahu, a retired owner of Kono Trucking, died Dec. 10. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Gladys; son Robert; daughters Phyllis Maietta and Geri Kono; brothers Harold, Tom and George; sisters Yoshika Tano, Satoko Sadamaru, Gladys Ego and Lillian and Alice Kono. Private services.
Derek David Kurch, 38, of Honolulu, a merchant seaman, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Bill Sr., stepmother Fay, brother Bill Jr., sisters Colleen Williams and Leah Medeiros, hanai brother Thomas Boyd and grandparent Michael Kurch. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine Church in Waikiki. Private burial at sea. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaii Blood Bank.
Tetsuo Kurozawa, 82, of Aiea, a U.S. Army veteran, died Dec. 7. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Eleanor; daughters Renee Fukuda, Michele Tomita and Sandra Kurozawa; brothers Henry and Larry Kurosawa; sisters Peggy Uemura, Yoshie Nozoe, Kiyono Iwamoto, Masako Bourcier, Alice Brown and Amy Sugihara; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
William Wai Lum Lee, 84, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Chock's TV and Appliance Ltd., died Saturday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred; daughter Sue Ann; brothers Richard and Robert; sisters Eva Goo, Mew Y. Chang and Esther Chee; and five grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Anna Kimiye Maruyama, 82, of Honolulu, a First Insurance Co. data control employee, died Dec. 1. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by husband William, son Thomas, daughters Lily Ochoco and Aylene Hong, sister Anita Hasegawa, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Helen Mae Nichols, 81, of Kailua-Kona, a homemaker, died last Wednesday at home. She was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She is survived by husband Robert, sons David and Keith, hanai daughter Wanda Kekauoha, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services held. Donations suggested to Mokuaikaua Church.
Kazutomo "Jimmy" Ochi- kubo, 84, of Waipahu, a retired carpenter, died Dec. 1. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Miyako, son Stephen, sisters Hanako Wynn and Hisae "Patsy" Hiyane and two grandchildren. Private services.
Charles A. O'Donnell, 90, of Honolulu, a Damien Memorial High School teacher and college counselor, died Thursday in St. Francis Medical Center-West. He was born in Ireland. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Damien Memorial High School Chapel, 1401 Houghtailing St. Call after 3 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Donation suggested to Christian Brothers Retirement Fund, 1401 Houghtailing St., Honolulu 96817.
Alberta May Rapoza, 71, of Honolulu died Dec. 8. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Leonard R. Rapoza and sister Lorraine Almeida. Services: 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary, West Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tsuyoshi "Lipto" Sasaki, 72, of Lihue, a retired carpenter, died Saturday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by son Victor; daughter Esther; sisters Tsuruye Nishi, Mitsue "Edith" Ibe, Akiyo Matsuyama and Momoe Sato; brother Hideo; and three grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Kapaia Hongwanji. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Taeza Sr., 61, of Kapaa, Kauai, a director of engineering for Radisson Kauai Beach Resort and a Kauai Community College instructor, died Saturday. He also retired from the Hawaii Air National Guard. He was born in Waimea. He is survived by wife Gwen; sons John Jr., Matthew and Mark; daughter Holly Moises; brothers Jerry and Henry; sisters Maryann Mcmillen, Patricia Quijano and Theresa Doroha; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: noon Monday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Aloha attire.
Iwao Takamori, 82, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. machine shop foreman, died Monday in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Puunene. He is survived by son Howard, daughter Charlene Makii, brothers Kiyoshi and Toshiaki, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. A reception to follow. Burial: 9 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park.
Ikue Tanaka, 78, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Monday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Japan. She is survived by daughter Yumiko Miyamoto; stepsons Wendell, Roland and Jeffrey; brothers Masaharu and Shogo Nakamura; and sister Tatsu "Marsha" Hathway. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Puna Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Yuke Hung Tengan, also known as "Yuki" and "Say," 73, of Mililani, a retired Dole Can Plant employee, died Saturday. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by husband Shigeo; sons Leslie and Stanley; brothers Hugh Tengan, Sun Kow and Sun K. Say; sisters Violet Ho, Ellen Chang and Amy Say; two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment at a later date. No flowers.
Dorothy Carvalho Togisala, 83, of Omao, Kauai, died Friday in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born in Oakland, Calif. She is survived by sister Josephine "Josie" Ching and caregiver Many Corregedore. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Anthony T.C. Wong, 85, of Waimanalo, a Pacific Resources Inc. plant supervisor, died Saturday at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons Allan Tom and Anthony Jr., Garret Sr., Joseph, Clinton and Scott Wong; brother Richard; sisters Lily Nunes and Elizabeth Sing; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church in Waimanalo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Richard Susumu Yamamoto, 82, of Washington, D.C., a retired National Institutes of Health research scientist who specialized in cancer research, died Dec. 7. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Fumie, daughter Joyce Casso, brother Thomas, sister Vivian Nishimura and three grandchildren. Services held in Maryland.
Herbert C. Yazzie, 48, of Kirtland, N.M., died last Wednesday in Norwich, Conn. He was born in Shiprock, N.M. Services to be held in Shiprock.
Fumiko Yokoyama, 96, of Honolulu, formerly of Lanai, died Nov. 26. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons William K., George A., Thomas M. and Herbert H.; daughters Asako Yagi, Lynn M. Oganeku and Salley C. Nakamatsu; brother Kenichi Naito; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Thelma Sasako Yoshimura, 83, of Honolulu, a Hilton Hawaiian Village banquet waitress, died Dec. 10 in Kuakani Medical Center. She was born in Waimanalo. She is survived by son Wayne; brothers Riyuji and Takeo Takenaka; and sisters Misue Tangonan, Laura Takata, Vivian Takenaka and Dorothy Yazawa. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.